Disappointed, I gotta say. Past bottles were effusively perfumed and fruity, dry yet undeniably joyous with Muscat character. This bottle, however, had none of that raucous aroma, instead it was muted and unyielding. The palate was similarly lackluster, lacking in fruit.
Perhaps a bad bottle?
Paired with choucroute garnie, this shoulda sung. It didn't.
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What a great QPR! It needed 10 minutes to open up, but this revealed stunning balance between acidity and ripe apples and pear flavors, with a hint of lemon. Almonds, maybe even quinine, some mineral - an enticing and dry wine that really surprised me!
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Pretty gold. Amazingly huge sweet floral aroma with a little grapefruit mixed in. Surprisingly round on the palate with lots of citrus balanced by zingy acid and minerality. Not quite bone dry. Complex, fairly long finish with more citrus and some nice salinity. Seems to have several good years ahead. Wish I had a lot more bottles!
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Attractive nose if lemon and lime, this wine was crisp and refreshing, with a great "zing" of fruit and minerality, and a long finish. Love this style of wine. We need to import more from Germany.
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Excellent, organically farmed dry Pfalz Muskateller (bone dry), sourced from different vineyard plots (sandstone soils) in the hamlet of Haardt (city of Neustadt an der Weinstraße). Clear, vivid light yellow in color and an intensely aromatic nose of green apples, typical muscat notes, lime zest and a touch of nutmeg. The well-structured palate exhibits vibrancy and freshness with abundant citrus- and grapefruit, a pronounced acidity and a wonderful mineral texture. Long persistent finish. A joy to drink now, but the wine will surely improve with a few more years in the bottle.
Uitstekende, biologisch geteelde droge Pfalz-Muskateller (zeer droog), afkomstig van verschillende percelen (zandsteen bodems) in het dorpje Haardt (Neustadt an der Weinstraße). Helder, levendig lichtgeel van kleur en een intens aromatisch bouquet van groene appels, typische muskaattonen, limoenzeste en een vleugje nootmuskaat. In de mond: een verfrissende, pittige en degelijk gestructureerde wijn met overvloedig pompelmoes- en citrusfruit, een stevige aciditeit en een prachtige minerale textuur. Lange persistente afdronk. Nu al best drinkbaar, maar de wijn heeft nog flink wat ontwikkelingspotentieel.
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9/4/2022 - Deaddeadwine wrote:
Green apples galore.
I preferred this when it was younger. It is still good, but the riotous fruitiness has become more one-note.
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4/4/2022 - Deaddeadwine wrote:
Disappointed, I gotta say. Past bottles were effusively perfumed and fruity, dry yet undeniably joyous with Muscat character. This bottle, however, had none of that raucous aroma, instead it was muted and unyielding. The palate was similarly lackluster, lacking in fruit.
Perhaps a bad bottle?
Paired with choucroute garnie, this shoulda sung. It didn't.
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11/11/2021 - Condrieu82 Likes this wine: 90 Points
What a great QPR! It needed 10 minutes to open up, but this revealed stunning balance between acidity and ripe apples and pear flavors, with a hint of lemon. Almonds, maybe even quinine, some mineral - an enticing and dry wine that really surprised me!
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9/12/2021 - BHRH wrote: 92 Points
Pretty gold. Amazingly huge sweet floral aroma with a little grapefruit mixed in. Surprisingly round on the palate with lots of citrus balanced by zingy acid and minerality. Not quite bone dry. Complex, fairly long finish with more citrus and some nice salinity. Seems to have several good years ahead. Wish I had a lot more bottles!
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11/21/2020 - snowstrm Likes this wine: 93 Points
Attractive nose if lemon and lime, this wine was crisp and refreshing, with a great "zing" of fruit and minerality, and a long finish. Love this style of wine. We need to import more from Germany.
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10/30/2018 - huse wrote: 91 Points
Excellent, organically farmed dry Pfalz Muskateller (bone dry), sourced from different vineyard plots (sandstone soils) in the hamlet of Haardt (city of Neustadt an der Weinstraße). Clear, vivid light yellow in color and an intensely aromatic nose of green apples, typical muscat notes, lime zest and a touch of nutmeg. The well-structured palate exhibits vibrancy and freshness with abundant citrus- and grapefruit, a pronounced acidity and a wonderful mineral texture. Long persistent finish. A joy to drink now, but the wine will surely improve with a few more years in the bottle.
Uitstekende, biologisch geteelde droge Pfalz-Muskateller (zeer droog), afkomstig van verschillende percelen (zandsteen bodems) in het dorpje Haardt (Neustadt an der Weinstraße). Helder, levendig lichtgeel van kleur en een intens aromatisch bouquet van groene appels, typische muskaattonen, limoenzeste en een vleugje nootmuskaat. In de mond: een verfrissende, pittige en degelijk gestructureerde wijn met overvloedig pompelmoes- en citrusfruit, een stevige aciditeit en een prachtige minerale textuur. Lange persistente afdronk. Nu al best drinkbaar, maar de wijn heeft nog flink wat ontwikkelingspotentieel.
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